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We know that registration has a lot of moving parts, so we have put together the information you need to navigate it. There's a lot of information here, so please bookmark this page so that you can refer back to it. If you need historical information, we have an archive of student alert e-mails.

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Instructor methods

Instructor descriptions for any hybrid sections will appear on Canvas when instructors activate the classes there. 

Hybrid specifically describes a course where some sessions take place in person, and some sessions take place fully online. While the in-person meetings may often include blended teaching elements, hybrid courses set the expectation that all students will engage in some parts of the course in person and in other parts of the course through remote, fully online participation.

The following are examples of hybrid courses:

• Students regularly meet in person twice a week on Mondays and Fridays and meet fully online on Zoom on Wednesdays. 

• Students meet regularly in person throughout the term, but there are a significant number of scheduled sessions where students meet online or work asynchronously instead.

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Advisement Schedule & Advising Populations

Advisors will have shorter appointments from November 11- 26 to accommodate the large volume of students with registration questions. These appointments are not suitable for long-term planning. During this time, advisors will be available for virtual drop-in meetings on Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:00-11:00 am EST and 1:00-3:00 pm EST.

Students can schedule appointments Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Friday, 9:00-11:00 am EST and 1:00-4:00 pm EST by visiting https://advisor.gatech.edu. Please use the comments area to add a more detailed reason for all appointments. The comments assist your advisor with preparing for your meeting. Advisors are also available to answer your questions via email. Use the following link to find your assigned advisor: https://www.cc.gatech.edu/undergraduate-advising-team . Accepted BSMS students should continue to email their assigned BSMS advisors for appointments.

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Ethics Courses, CS 1100, and Core Requirements

1. CS 3001 (Computing, Society, and Professionalism) satisfies the ethics requirement. It has separate lecture and recitation sections. Students must register for a lecture AND one of the corresponding recitation sections. When offered, the following courses also satisfy the BSCS and BSCM ethics requirement: CS 4001 (abroad programs only), CS 4002, CS 4003, CS 4726, and SLS 3110.

2. CS 1100 A1 and A2 are restricted to CS and CM students. 

3. Multiple student alerts outlined the prerequisite changes for these CS courses: 3311, 4420, 4476, 4641, and 4650. Check OSCAR for the requirements. See new thread specific changes below.

4. Visit this Core Requirements infographic for a quick view of the BSCS core requirements.

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Waitlisting

The College of Computing uses the Waitlist function for registration. If a class is full, you must add your name to the waitlist for consideration. Waitlists do not guarantee access to a course. Please review the information and instructions for Waitlisting at: http://www.registrar.gatech.edu/registration/waitlisting.php.

Remember to check your email SEVERAL TIMES DAILY for waitlist movement during registration. When your time ticket opens, you can add your name to available waitlists. The waitlist process will start when all time tickets are open. Incoming students cannot access courses with waitlists. Therefore, some 1000 and 2000-level CS courses will not have waitlists during phase I registration. Waitlists carry over to phase II registration. However, it is crucial to add yourself to the waitlists that are available during phase I.

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Capstone/Junior Design Options

OPTION 1: Project Class

OPTION 2: VIP- Vertically Integrated Project

OPTION 3: Research Option

OPTION 4: Start-up/Entrepreneurial Option

1. Review the Junior Design Document for descriptions of these options and registration instructions for each one. If a student begins one option and changes their mind, they will have to start and complete a different alternative (no mixing of junior design options).

2. CS 3311 will not be offered until Fall 2025. Students seeking to begin their Junior Design requirement with a capstone/team project-style course in Spring 2025 can register for one of two CREATE-X options, both having the same course number but with different section labels.

In one version (CS 4723-X), students will work in multidisciplinary teams with students from across campus.

In another (CS 4723-XCS), students will work in teams composed solely of CS and CM majors.

Both sections are tied to a required lab (CS 4723-X01), which involves weekly team meetings with a faculty mentor.

3. CS 3312 - Restricted to CS & CM. A permit is needed to sign up for the second part of the Project Class. The procedures for spring 2025 registration were provided to students in the Junior Design I sections by the instructors and JD coordinator. 

4. Instructions for LMC 3403 will be added to this LMC registration site

 Spring 2025 Tech Communication

In Spring 2025 there will be multiple CS sections of LMC 3403 (in person and online) and two larger sections of CS 3803 that will count for LMC 3403.

Administration issued permits for LMC 3403/CS 3803 for students who applied to graduate by the CS priority deadline. Please check your email for a message on 11/8/24.

We will follow up with instructions for students who applied after the deadline.

 

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Required Grades and Pass/Fail Credit

1. GRADE OF “C” REQUIRED-CS majors must make a grade of “C” or higher in all CS and thread required courses.

2. PASS/FAIL CREDIT- CS majors must take all coursework for a letter grade except for CS 1100 and free electives. If you meet GT Institute regulations, you may use up to six hours of free electives as pass/fail credit.

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Anticipated Course Offerings

A TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE is available as a guide to help with planning and is subject to faculty availability.

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Prerequisite Chart

Check for current prerequisites in OSCAR.

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Double Major Restrictions

Double majors with MATH cannot declare Mod/Sim or Theory as a thread.

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Math Updates

NEW PROB/STAT OPTION - MATH 3235 with MATH 3236 (both must be taken) can count toward the Prob/Stat requirement. The extra three hours can count toward free electives.

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Cybersecurity and Privacy Thread Updates

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Cybersecurity Thread

The Cybersecurity and Privacy Thread launched in the 2024-2025 Catalog.

Students enrolled at Georgia Tech before summer 2024 who want to select Cybersecurity and Privacy as a thread must first change their catalog year to 2022-2025. Find instructions on the Registrar’s Office Change of Major web page.

 

 

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Devices Thread Updates

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Devices Thread

 4476 Intro to Computer Vision is approved for Devices in the Real World.

 

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Information Internetworks Thread Updates

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Information Internetworks Thread

No updates at this time.

 

 

 

 

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Intelligence Thread Updates

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Intelligence Threads

1. CS 4644 - Deep Learning is approved for Approaches to Intelligence.

2. CS 4510 is the only course available for the Computational Complexity Requirement. The prerequisites for CS 4510 are (MATH 3012 or 3022) and (MATH 3215 or MATH 3225 or MATH 3670 or ISYE/CEE 3770 or ISYE 2027 with 2028) and "C" or higher CS 3510/3511. CS 3240 is no longer an option for Computational Complexity and will not be on future schedules.

Students on catalogs before 2023-2024 can take CS 4510 or take three courses under the Approaches to Intelligence pick area. CS 4510 is still required for the Intelligence & Theory thread combination.

3. PSYC 1101 will move out of the required Social Science area of DegreeWorks.

The course is required for some classes in the Intelligence thread, thus highly recommended. When taken, it will still satisfy a Social Science requirement. 

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People Thread Updates

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People Thread

1. PSYC 2012 replaced the PSYC 2015 requirement. PSYC 2012 is three hours and does not include a lab. Effective summer 2023, students on the 2022-2023 or earlier catalogs must use PSYC 2012 plus one free elective hour to satisfy the PSYC 2015 requirement. 

CS and CM Spring degree candidates who completed an Online Application for Graduation (OAG) before the Wednesday prior to phase I (11/6/2024) were placed on the permit list that the CoC sent to the School of Psychology (SoP) to enter permits for phase I. 

Students who apply after this date are added to a late permit list.

CoC sends this list to SoP on the last day of Phase I to enter permits between Phase I and Phase II.

Restrictions will remain in place for the first 48 hours of phase II to allow students with later permits to register.

PSYC 2012 restrictions are lifted after 48 hours of phase II registration.

Advisors can make the substitution throughout registration, so be patient if you do not see it on DegreeWorks. 

2. CS 3751 covers the same material as CS 3750 but with a different format of two 50-minute lectures and one smaller two-hour design studio.

3. PSYC 1101 will move out of the required Social Science area of DegreeWorks.

The course is required for some classes in the People thread, thus highly recommended. When taken, it will still satisfy a Social Science requirement. 

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Systems and Architecture Thread Updates

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Systems Architecture Threads

CS 4240 prerequisites will change after Spring 2025 as follows:

Current prerequisite: CS 2340

Future prerequisites: CS 1332 and CS 2200

Plan accordingly during spring registration.

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Theory Thread Updates

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Theory thread

1. Students in the Theory Thread should take CS 4540 in the fall. This class is only offered in the spring intermittently and in a small section (taught with the graduate section) for degree candidates only.

2. 4510 is a required course in the Theory thread.

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Media Thread Updates

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Media threads

CS 4497 is approved for Media Technology

 

 

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Modeling and Simulation Thread Updates

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Modeling and Simulation Thread

CS 1171 is no longer offered. Students on the 2022-2023 or earlier catalogs can use one free elective hour to satisfy the requirement.

 

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